Patents by Inventor Andreas Pirchner

Andreas Pirchner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Camera arrangement for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10061063
    Abstract: A camera arrangement for a vehicle includes a camera and a prism. The camera is arranged behind a windshield of the vehicle. The prism is positioned between the windshield and the camera and is coupled to the windshield by a coupling medium. The prism has a light entry surface facing the windshield and a light exit surface facing an optical imaging component of the camera. The light entry surface and/or the light exit surface is non-flat by which the prism at least partially compensates for refraction resulting from curvature of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Blaesing, Alf Burau, Andreas Pirchner, Thomas Weber, Gregor Boehne, Frank Hagen, Claudia Weber
  • Camera Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140233118
    Abstract: A camera arrangement for a vehicle includes a camera and a prism. The camera is arranged behind a windshield of the vehicle. The prism is positioned between the windshield and the camera and is coupled to the windshield by a coupling medium. The prism has a light entry surface facing the windshield and a light exit surface facing an optical imaging component of the camera. The light entry surface and/or the light exit surface is non-flat by which the prism at least partially compensates for refraction resulting from curvature of the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Blaesing, Alf Burau, Andreas Pirchner, Thomas Weber, Gregor Boehne, Frank Hagen, Claudia Weber